Fudbalski klub Voždovac () is a professional football club based in Voždovac, Belgrade, Serbia, which competes in the Serbian First League, the second tier.
Nicknamed "The Dragons", they experienced little success in the Yugoslavian era, but have become one of Belgrade's best and most stable clubs in modern times since Serbia's independence.
They are known for their stadion on top of the shopping center.
History
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The club was formed in 1912, under the name SK Dušanovac and its president in that year was Danilo Stojanović, "Čika Dača" who was also the coach in that year. The club was named after Dušanovac, a suburb in Belgrade where the club was formed. Initially it was a club whose players and followers were mostly students from the Economics Gymnasium. After the end of World War I the club substantially improved however it never archived to be in the top like other clubs such as BSK Belgrade or SK Jugoslavija.
In 1929, it is renamed into Voždovački SK (Voždovački sport klub). The main success in this period was the winning of the II League of Belgrade Football Subassociation in the 1933–34 season, and the III League of Belgrade in 1948–49. In the 1963–64 season, they won the Serbian Republic League, then the Yugoslav third tier, and promoted to the Yugoslav Second League. After Red Star Belgrade's new ground Marakana was built between 1959 and 1963, Voždovački SK played its home matches on Marakana's secondary pitch with bleachers around it.
In 1973, another local club, Sloboda Belgrade, formed in 1953 and Belgrade League champion in 1968, was dissolved. The municipal authorities decided to hand Sloboda's ground over to Voždovački, which then changed its name to FK Voždovac. The first major achievement was the winning of the Belgrade Football Association Cup in 1975. During the following three decades Voždovac competed mostly in the lower Serbian leagues, until the season of 2003–04, when they won the Serbian League Belgrade without a single defeat, achieving promotion to the Serbian First League, the national second tier.
On 28 June 2005, Železnik won the Serbia and Montenegro Cup but, struggling financially, merged with Voždovac. As a result, Voždovac gained access to the 2005–06 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, finishing in third place and qualifying for European competition. However, due to the continuing financial difficulties after the merger, club officials decided not to request the license for European competitions.
Since the opening of the new stadium in August 2013, the club has been regarded as relatively stable within Serbian football, supported in part by commercial partnerships with businesses operating within the stadium complex. The club's management has also introduced initiatives aimed at attracting a youger supporter base, including the development of a modern website and the redesign of the club's crest. The updated crest incorporates a red dragon, reflecting the club's nickname, and replaced the previous design. These efforts were intended to differentiate the club's image and presentation from that of the other Serbian clubs.
Voždovac finished the 2019/20 season in 8th place under manager Radomir Koković who was fired late in the season due to a run of losses, former player Jovan Damjanović took over the managers role and guided the club to a safe mid table finish.
Supporters
Groups
The organized supporters of FK Voždovac are the Invalidi (Invalids). However, the first organised supporting group was formed in 1987, and was named Vilenjaci (The Elves). Initially consisted of about 30 members, mostly former and youth players from the neighborhood. Along with Vilenjaci, another group named Zmajevi (Dragons) appeared, which is simultaneously the traditional nickname of the club. Vilenjaci grew with time, and they were often involved in disturbs. They made an effort to be original in their supporting. Pirotechnical fireworks were a usual way of provoking match interruptions.
In 1989, another group named Genoes United was formed in the east stand of the stadium, and by that time Zmajevi accepted to join Vilenjaci. Shortly afterwards Genoes also joined Vilenjaci on the western stand. In the season 1989–90 another group was formed, Hasini Trafikari, named after a former club player, nicknamed Hasa. Initially formed in the south stand, they would also ended up merging with Vilenjaci on the western stand. However, when it looked that the group was stronger than ever, it ended up being disbanded.
Friendships
The club's supporters have maintained friendly relations with supporters of OFK Beograd and ŁKS Łomża.
Honours
- Serbian Republic League
- Winners (1): 1963–64
- Serbian League Belgrade
- Winners (2): 2003–04, 2011–12
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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!Period
!Kit Manufacturer
!Shirt Sponsor
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|2010–2022
|NAAI
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|2022–present
|Joma
|efbet
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Current squad
Out on loan
Club officials
Coaching staff
{| class="wikitable"
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! Position !! Name
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|Head coach || Dejan Branković
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|Assistant coach || Stefan Filipović <br/> Goran Dragović
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|Goalkeeping coach || Jusmir Hatunić
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|Fitness coach || Duško Korać
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|Analyst || David Ramadani
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|Secretary of the coaching staff || Pavle Žigić
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|Physiotherapist || Ivan Jaćević
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|TK Physiotherapist || Dušan Jandrić <br/> Vladimir Milošević
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|Economic || Ninoslav-Branko Jovanović
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|Doctor || Veselin Aleksić
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|Club president || Momir Veljković
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|General secretary || Rade Veljović
|}
Notable former players
This is a list of FK Voždovac players with senior national team appearances:
- Dušan Anđelković
- Stefan Babović
- Nikola Beljić
- Nikola Ćirković
- Jovan Damjanović
- Nikola Đurđić
- Marko Gajić
- Marko Ilić
- Dejan Milovanović
- Jovan Nišić
- Aleksandar Paločević
- Miloš Pantović
- Nemanja Pejčinović
- Goran Drulić
- Miloš Kolaković
- Slobodan Marković
- Aleksandar Pantić
- Radovan Radaković
- Dejan Rađenović
- Dragan Šarac
- Aleksandar Živković
- Mario Božić
- Vladan Grujić
- Nermin Haskić
- Dušan Kerkez
- Nemanja Supić
- Bogdan Vaštšuk
- Sekou Keita
- Junior Flemmings
- Justas Lasickas
- Tome Kitanovski
- Darko Božović
- Darko Bulatović
- Đorđije Ćetković
- Mladen Kašćelan
- Adam Marušić
- Nemanja Nikolić
- Nikola Vujnović
- Marko Dević
For the list of all current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see: :Category:FK Voždovac players.
Historical list of coaches
- Danilo Stojanović <small>(1912)</small>
- Predrag Rogan <small>(2021)</small>
- Nikola Puača (14 Aug 2022-)
- Marko Savić <small>(2023– Feb 24)</small>
- Ivan Kurtušić <small>(Oct 2024 – Dec 2024)</small>
- Dejan Đuričić <small>(Dec 2024 – Oct 2025)</small>
- Dejan Rađenović <small>(Oct 2025 –)</small>
References
External links
- at Srbijafudbal